The nursery rhyme ends when a spider comes along and frightens Miss Mu…

Sloane Crosley
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The nursery rhyme ends when a spider comes along and frightens Miss Muffet straight off her tuffet. I have wondered about what kind of lesson this is for a young girl. If you're eating your curds and whey and a spider comes along, I don't think there's anything wrong with picking up a newspaper, smashing it, and going back to your breakfast. ✨ Sloane Crosley (2010). How Did You Get This Number, p.153, Granta Books
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